On The Sofa with British Mums brings you the latest on life in Dubai, the chaos and joys of motherhood, and plenty more. This week, we meet Lauren and Jen from the British Mums Team and hear about their journey in Dubai, while getting to know more about the story behind this amazing community. We also talk about going back to school, being new in Dubai and w ... Show More
Jun 9
Roots, Culture, and Community in the UAE
In this episode of On the Sofa with British Mums, Emma and Jen are joined by Latifa from the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Cultural Understanding. They explore the joy of learning more about Emirati culture and why, for residents, understanding the roots of the country th ... Show More
26m 52s
May 19
Homes, Headlines, and House Prices
In this episode of On the Sofa with British Mums, Emma is joined by Sophie from the British Mums dream team and her husband Gil from Espace Real Estate for a relaxed, honest chat about life, property, and planning for the future in Dubai. They discuss how the recent regional conf ... Show More
28m 52s
May 5
Travel dreams, Local scenes
In Season 3, Episode 17 of On the Sofa with British Mums, Emma is joined by Jen from the British Mums team and special guest Pamela from Travel Counsellors for a feel‑good conversation all about holidays close to home. They chat through some of the incredible UAE staycation optio ... Show More
20m 43s
Dec 2023
Our American Farewell: Choosing Dubai for Love, Life, and a Little One
🌟 Welcome to a very special episode of our podcast: "Our American Farewell: Choosing Dubai for Love, Life, and a Little One." 🌟 In this heartwarming and adventurous episode, join us, Max and Mai, as we dive deep into our life-altering decision to leave the familiar streets of A ... Show More
49m 20s
Mar 2021
Growing up online and bribing our mums | Anastasia Kingsnorth & Julie Stanton
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It - Series 2! Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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In this episode we have our first ever guests! Yes, Mum and I are talking to one of my best friends, Anastacia King ... Show More
37m 38s
Nov 2023
We're Back... Dubai, LA and Essex!
It's been a while hasn't it...We're so sorry that we've not had an episode for a while guys. As you'll hear in the ep, we've been all over the place. We talk about Sam's house progress, living in a hotel room with 3 kids and LA.Both of us surprised the kids by meeting up in Dubai ... Show More
34m 33s
Jan 2021
Moving house, older brothers & lethal Christmas games
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It.
Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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It's 2021! Let's have a catchup - we have some explaining to do. In this episode hear about why Mum didn't make it to Dubai, m ... Show More
35m 8s
May 2021
A Good old Gossip, Thirsty Builders and Answering a Bugbear about Us!!
Welcome to Mum Made Me Do It - Series 2! Join me, Saffron Barker and my mum Wendy as we chat all things mums and daughters in everyday life, totally unfiltered.
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This week Mum and I take the opportunity of the pod to have a good old catch-up! I've been in Manchester and Mum's ... Show More
45m 34s